Daily Quiz #336
General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 19 December 2009
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1
What standard distance was selected because it was expected to be "one ten millionth of the quadrant of the earth's meridian"
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2
Andy Warhol is associated with what sort of art?
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3
In 2009, Heikki Kovalainen, Kimi Raikkonen, Sebastian Vettel, Robert Kubica and Nico Rosberg were competitors in which sport?
Note: This question was updated in November 2014
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4
Who owned "The News" newspaper in Adelaide, diversified into the US, UK and Asian markets, and started Sky TV in Britain in 1989?
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5
Which of these US states does not border Canada?
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6
Which section of the British forces made a famous charge against Russian forces at Balaklava on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War?
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7
In Israel in 2009, what did they call the world outbreak of swine flu?
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